Cafe “Yerevan” – ethno minimalism

  • Address: Tverskoy bvd., Moscow, Russia
  • Area: 706.0
  • Project year: 2008г
  • Role
    Interior architecture
  • PA
    Telemak ANANYAN
  • Architects
    Gohar ISAKHANYAN, Karen AGHAJANYAN

GENERAL DATA
The project includes “Armenia” grocery store of a boutique style and Yerevan cafe-bar for 50 seats. The project was implemented according to the customer’s requirements in an austere minimalist style, using elements and principles of «High Tech» with delicate allusion to ethnic Armenian motifs of national architecture. In particular, related motifs and elements of Armenian architecture are used in the interior (cantilever staircase of Burtelashen chapel in Noravank monastery [14 century], vertical skylights on the main church dome of Khorakert monastery [13 century], wall lining with pure hewn white travertine, motifs of Lmbatavank Church [7 century] cornice in the light performance), other essential elements and colors of Armenian architecture, painting and taps.